The seventh week of the broadcast season (November 1-7) saw Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, Outlaw, Fringe and Hawaii Five-0 top our different rankings for additions between Same Day (until 3am after the airdate) and Live+7 Day DVR viewing.

Note that Tuesday of the week covered by these ratings was election night, and many shows were either pre-empted or in repeats.

Grey's Anatomy and Modern Family lead all shows for adults 18-49 ratings added after airdate via DVR viewing, adding 1.3 adults 18-49 ratings points to their Live+Same Day adults 18-49 ratings.

The now cancelled Outlaw topped the % adults 18-49 ratings increase from DVR viewing, adding 50% to its Live+Same Day adults 18-49 ratings. Among shows not yet cancelled, Fringe added 44% to its Live+Same Day adults 18-49 ratings.

Hawaii Five-0 topped the absolute average viewership gained from DVR viewing, adding 3.23 million average viewers via DVR viewing between the Live+Same Day and Live + 7 day measurement periods.

These Live+7 day program ratings mean nothing to the network advertising revenues or the renewal prospects of your favorite shows that we didn't already know from the Live + Same Day ratings we had more than two weeks ago. If you'd like to learn why, read Network Jedi Mind Tricks: Live+7 Ratings And Your Favorite Show.

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The 18-49 Demo Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 adults 18-49 ratings] had the largest absolute adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).

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The 18-49 Demo % Increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 18-49 ratings] had the largest percentage adults 18-49 ratings increase in viewing by DVR in their adults 18-49 Live+7 audience numbers from viewers watching shows after the airdate on their digital video recorders (DVRs).
- Largest Average Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing for Broadcast TV Shows (November 1-7):

Rank

Programs

Net

Viewership Live+SD (000)

Viewership Live+7 (000)

Post Airdate Absolute Viewership Increase From DVR Viewing (000)

Post Airdate % Viewership Increase from DVR Viewing

1

HAWAII FIVE-0-11/01

CBS

10,884

14,114

3,230

30%

2

MODERN FAMILY-11/03

ABC

12,260

15,203

2,943

24%

3

MENTALIST, THE-11/04

CBS

14,465

17,313

2,848

20%

4

CASTLE-11/01

ABC

11,329

14,056

2,727

24%

5

GREY'S ANATOMY-11/04

ABC

11,935

14,608

2,673

22%

6

CRIMINAL MINDS-11/03

CBS

14,592

17,054

2,462

17%

7

BLUE BLOODS-11/05

CBS

10,342

12,741

2,399

23%

8

CSI-11/04

CBS

14,016

16,328

2,312

16%

9

BIG BANG THEORY, THE-11/04

CBS

14,021

16,141

2,120

15%

10

PRIVATE PRACTICE-11/04

ABC

10,190

12,208

2,018

20%

11

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES-11/07

ABC

12,735

14,730

1,995

16%

12

OFFICE-11/04

NBC

7,677

9,668

1,991

26%

13

DEFENDERS, THE-11/03

CBS

9,964

11,843

1,879

19%

14

TWO AND A HALF MEN-11/01

CBS

13,645

15,443

1,798

13%

15

BONES-11/04

FOX

9,274

11,068

1,794

19%

16

LAW AND ORDER:SVU-11/03

NBC

8,151

9,842

1,691

21%

17

FRINGE-11/04

FOX

4,808

6,480

1,672

35%

18

CSI: NY-11/05

CBS

10,592

12,123

1,531

14%

19

SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA-11/03

CBS

12,320

13,793

1,473

12%

20

BROTHERS & SISTERS-11/07

ABC

8,714

10,151

1,437

16%

21

MIKE & MOLLY-11/01

CBS

10,755

12,124

1,369

13%

22

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER-11/01

CBS

8,889

10,254

1,365

15%

23

FAMILY GUY-11/07

FOX

8,002

9,338

1,336

17%

24

COUGAR TOWN-11/03

ABC

7,446

8,767

1,321

18%

25

LAW & ORDER:LA-11/03

NBC

7,868

9,098

1,230

16%

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The average viewership increase From DVR Viewing ranks which of the top broadcast shows [by Live+7 viewers] had the largest absolute increase in average viewership by DVR between the Live + Same Day and Live + 7 day ratings measurements.

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Definitions:

DVR (Time-shifted) Adults 18-49 Ratings – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data –Live, Live+Same Day(Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day(Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

DVR Ratings Increase Past Airdate - How many people watched the show on their DVRs within 7 days following the airdate

Until the 2009-2010 season, we used a show's LIVE program rating or viewership as the base upon which the LIVE+7 day DVR viewing was added. Now, the press seems to be standardizing around using LIVE+SAME DAY DVR viewing as the base for the calculations, so that's what we do now as well.